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African indigenous vegetables to help fight hidden hunger in Uganda

African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) are an excellent source of essential vitamins and minerals including micro-nutrients, supplementary protein, fibre and calories. Micro-nutrient deficiency threatens nutrition security and also causes hidden hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite their nutritive value, these vegetables have not been a high priority in national food programmes. As a result, adequate resources have not been allocated to promote their production and consumption in the region.

CABI trains partners in developing communication materials on rice in West Africa

James Watiti delivering a presentation at the workshop

Poor translation of scientific and technical research outputs is hindering the achievement of development goals. Appropriate communication language and easily understood formats which can then be adopted by farmers is key.

To address this challenge, CABI helps facilitate the use of scientific knowledge and expertise in solving problems in agriculture and the environment. Through one of its flagship projects, the Africa Soil Health Consortium (ASHC), CABI provided communication training to scientists and technical staff of some project partners at a workshop in Ouagadougou.